ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,464, issued on June 24, was assigned to YAMABIKO Corp. (Japan).
"Driving apparatus" was invented by Kunio Shimizu (Ohme, Japan) and Hisato Osawa (Ohme, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld driving apparatus includes a container having a grasping member, a lock member having a protrusion, a trigger lever, and an action unit. The lock member moves between first and second positions along right and left directions. The second position is a fully pressed position. The trigger lever moves between third and fourth positions. The fourth position is a fully pressed position. The trigger lever is restricted from moving toward the f...